Celebrities

The Honorable Judge Judy Presides Over the Rest as the Highest-Paid TV Host

Judge Judy Sheindlin is currently the highest-paid TV host — beating out Ellen DeGeneres who finished second. Sheindlin raked in $147 million last year, mainly due to selling a back catalog of 5,200 “Judge Judy” episodes to CBS. This sale also landed Sheindlin at No. 48 on Forbes’ richest self-made women in America list.